Nora relaxing in her swing after a long day of adventuring.Well time is going by pretty quickly and it is amazing to see the changes that have taken place with Nora already. she is starting to look less like the angry old man when she came out, to a sweet baby girl. She is definitely [...]

Okay, so there we were in the delivery room, I had just cut the cord. They then placed her on Sharon’s chest and we both cried again, all three as a family at last. The moment was perfect. But as with all moment they are fleeting, but the memory of a great one gets burned [...]

(As a preface, I must tell you I am typing this entry as I sit in the dark at the hospital with Sharon taking a rest and baby Nora in her bassinet sleeping snug as a bug in a rug right next to me making the cutest cooing noises ever, all is perfect in the [...]

Well the time had come, we spoke with the doctor and told him we are ready if Nora is. He had no problem inducing as long as Nora’s lungs were fully developed which meant having an amniosynthesis. But we did have to wait also until two days later because he had his day off on [...]

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Sharon and I took Labor Day as a time to spend with each other and the dogs out at the beach. It was a great day. Little Jinny ran and ran, and she just loves to be in the [...]

Sharon and Belinda posing with the birthday boy and his lovely bride.On August 13, 2009, one of Sharon’s favorite patients, B.J. Nicklesen turned 100 years old! And to honor this accomplishment a party was thrown in his honor at the St. Ann’s Catholic Church where he attended mass for over 90 years on and off. [...]

Ultrasound image of Nora’s profile on 8-11-2009 at 34 weeks. Ultrasound image of Nora’s little face poking through on 8-24-2009 at 36 weeks.Well it seems these last two months are going to take an eternity. The first 8 flew by, but it feels like time is at a standstill. And if I think that, can [...]

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Randy took this shot of Heather at 41 weeks pregnant getting ready to knee-paddle out into the surf.For the last few weeks I have been waiting for my friend Heather to call me and let me know she was in labor. Heather, like me last year, was having a [...]

Shoe #307, found on the drive back from New Orleans with Trish and Sharon, minutes before we were delayed for an hour in traffic as a result of a tractor trailer crash. I do not believe anyone died in the accident so this shoe is not a Lost Sole dedication.Trish had come to stay with [...]

Here is where Noah’s new dollar rests, right next to the speaker that plays his favorite song, The Unicorn Song.The time had come for me to go to McGuire’s and honor Noah by posting a dollar bill on the bar wall sporting Noah’s name just like I did almost a year ago exactly. You can [...]